Meet the Team

My life’s commitment has been to transform the quality of thinking, doing and being in our educational institutions and our businesses. I shine a bright light on the connection between our educational philosophy and practices, and their influence on the philosophy and practices of our world and ultimately our personal lives. I have been a teacher, school director, university instructor, manager in an international educational corporation, and a business consultant to both large and small corporations, spanning 55 years.

Workshop Facilitator

Throughout a career in accounting and finance, as well as 25 years of teaching at San Jose State University Business School, I’ve always had a strong interest in ethics and the environment. I conducted research and spoke on topics such as sustainable business practices, business ethics, integrating values and business smarts, along with inserting environmental topics into the business curriculum. Now retired, I’m pursuing what I consider the most vital issue of our time, the impact of climate change on our planet, through my work with Elders Climate Action and also Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project (CRP).

Bill serves as Treasurer on EAN’s board.

In 1968 Geoff sailed from Manchester, England to become embroiled in the technological and social revolution taking place in San Francisco. His life traveled on two tracks, one a daytime engineering career in Silicon Valley and the other studying the human maturation process and living systems on planet Earth. Both richly combined into a life of activism to spread the knowledge of how Earth works and what humans must do to bring about a sustainable, just and meaningful life.

Geoff developed and facilitates the New World View workshop.

In my youth I was an activist in the women’s movement, the war and the environment.  Then came career and family which became my entire life. During my working years I worked in social services and government administration.  I became a grandparent, my life changed and I knew I could do more to preserve our planet.   I look at my young grandchildren and I am inspired to act.  As a contributor to the current state of the earth I must act now.  I know we can make a difference for our grandchildren through our passion, wisdom, skills and actions. My vision is for my grandchildren to live in the beautiful world we grew up in.

Geri is an EAN Board Member and Co-chair of Elders Climate Action

Captivated by the Space Race, I worked for over 45 years in the aerospace field as an engineer, project manager, company founder and entrepreneur. In 2005 I felt called to dedicate myself to humanitarian service and the creation of a culture that honors and supports the wisdom of elders. Founding and co-leading EAN is an extension of my life-long focus on social and environmental justice while living sustainably.

Founder and Coordinating Director, EAN Board

My love of American history led me to the field of law and a belief that our political leaders would act for the benefit of all. By 2007, when climate change grabbed my attention, I recognized that I could not rely on government to address this threat. I’m convinced that we the people need to take this issue in hand. That’s why I’m an Elders Climate Action leader.

EAN Board Secretary, Co-Chair of Elders Climate Action

Libby Traubman co-founded, with her husband, Len, the 27-year-old Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue of San Mateo. For 30 years Libby has helped bring “enemies” together in successful, public peace processes: among Soviets and Americans; Armenians and Azerbaijanis; Jews and Palestinians; and Muslim and Christian Nigerians. Libby and Len currently facilitate dialogue between diverse citizens of Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Myanmar via Zoom, and mentor individuals engaged in relationship-building activities in several African countries.

Libby is an EAN board member.

I’ve always loved life but now have discovered I have a deep fear of the future. Will this beautiful world be here for my granddaughter? As the co-founder of the Spiritual Eldering Institute, I know that elders have the perspective, resources, and the inner urging to create a sound legacy. In response, I developed my website, Elder-Activists.org; I have committed to working with EAN to build a movement of elders addressing critical issues; and, I facilitate workshops based on the teachings of Joanna Macy.

EAN Board President

The desire to understand how an Elder in this culture might stand up for what is needed in our world, has motivated Molly to focus on social justice issues within a community of Elders. Molly has pursued the issues of spiritual and biological oppressions of women with her work with other organizations and in her professional sales career, and finds provocative and motivating relationships within Elders Action Network.

EAN Board Member and Co-Chair, Elder Activists for Social Justice team

A desire to combine art with communicating complex ideas and systemic thinking lead me to develop a form of note-taking—Graphic Recording—that I applied to corporate strategic planning. My love of dialogue resulted in many years of work helping to develop and host the World Cafe process. Concern for future generations drew me to the Elders Action Network where I can work with activists who share a desire to find solutions to the many challenges facing our planet.